April 19, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Zymergen Inc. | |
Registration Statement on Form S-1 | ||
File No. 333-254612 | ||
Acceleration Request | ||
Requested Date: | April 21, 2021 | |
Requested Time: | 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we, the representatives of the underwriters (the “Representatives”), wish to advise you that between April 14, 2021 and the date hereof, approximately 2,235 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus of Zymergen Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), dated April 14, 2021, were distributed as follows to underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
We, the undersigned Representatives, have and will, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have and will, comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the proposed offering.
In accordance with Rule 461 of the Securities Act, we hereby join in the request of the Registrant that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 21, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable. We, the undersigned Representatives, confirm that the underwriters are aware of their obligations under the Securities Act.
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Very truly yours, | |||
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | |||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | |||
As representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement | |||
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | |||
By: | /s/ David Ke | ||
Name: | David Ke | ||
Title: | Executive Director | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Elizabeth Wood | ||
Name: | Elizabeth Wood | ||
Title: | Managing Director |
cc:
Josh Hoffman
Enakshi Singh
Zymergen Inc.
Sarah Solum
Pamela Marcogliese
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Rezwan Pavri
Andrew Hill
Andrew Gillman
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
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